A sexy bodyguard. A high-maintenance city girl. Sometimes opposites attract…a killer. When Tara Fujimoto’s quest to avenge her sister’s death makes her a target, a sexy security specialist steps in to watch her back, but his quiet appeal threatens her carefully guarded heart. Can she resist their lightning-hot attraction, and stay alive long enough to expose her enemy? Former military special … enemy?
Former military special operator Jeff Patarava has good reasons to keep his distance from his impossibly perfect coworker, but when her life is threatened, his resolve is shot to hell. Forced into close proximity, sparks fly as he learns she’s far more than her flawless appearance suggests. Now, he’ll put everything on the line to keep her alive.
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Another steamy and exciting installment in one of my favorite romantic suspense series!!
Intense, raw, and frighteningly realistic suspense with romance that matched the adjectives of the mystery and action.
I have made it rather vocal in the past that I do not like hero’s who are man-sluts, just not my thing. And I am all about equality, so I admit that the heroine in this story with her ‘fuckbuddies’ (author’s word) and strings of one night stands was difficult to relate to at first. It really took me a while to warm up to Tara Fujimoto, but I did grow to like her, and towards the halfway point in the book, I truly did care about her destiny and worried about her surviving to see another day. Yes, she is different, she has this polished wall surrounding her that did not match the inside of her, her temperament, her way of talking, acting, reacting, it was unique, and a bit brute at times, but she was real, and with Jeff Patarava, she didn’t hide her true self.
Jeff was in a tough spot, trying to help Tara while needing to find and rescue his son. Jeff and Tara were very different in their personalities and interests, yet when the true identities of these two finally come to light, there are not so many differences after all.
They have chemistry, they click, the physical attraction between them is hot, palpable, and even with the rough touches and actions, still have tender moments and even innocence in an interesting way.
The suspense is up close and deadly dangerous. The attacks and threats are coming from all sides, no one is safe, not for a moment, and to escape in an old RV was a genius undercover move.
The story is vastly entertaining, it is sexy, it is perilous, rough, and raw in many aspects. I enjoyed it and the learned to appreciate the distinctively unique touches in the tale. A great addition to the series that is filled with tense suspense and ardent love stories with intriguing characters.
~ Four Spoons
An amazing read that took me on ride I didn’t want to get off of. Tara is the office mom, always put togther and keeping the office running smoothly. Jeff is the new addition on the Steele team and the only one that has Tara looking at him differently, not as a brother but as a hot capable man. When Tara becomes a target and Jeff is the one to save her, he ends up becoming her protector and hides her. Then as the reason he joined Steele becomes closer to being done, the two set out on road trip that’s full of surprises for both of them.
What an amazing read with suspense, danger, some action and steamy sensual scenes that could melt an iceberg. I LOVED these two and didn’t want their story to end, they both have their demons from the past, Tara’s has her abstaining from men and Jeff’s willing to do whatever it takes to bring someone home. I LOVED Tara, her strength, her kindness and her way with children and I LOVED Jeff’s determination and protectiveness of those he loves. I also loved that the story was between them, no other women, no misunderstandings, no over the top drama between them and how open and honest they were when sharing their vulnerabilities.
The story flowed beautifully with some twists and turns I didn’t see coming, along with the fireworks between them and great characters, I couldn’t put the book down once I started.
*I voluntarily read an advanced copy and expressed my honest opinion*
Having been following this series and trying to catch each one was happy for to dive in this one. This op gets your adrenaline going and pulls and tugs at emotions at various times just like you want from a romance such as this. Tara gets a hand from Jeff as we follow them hunting. It will also get hot at times with them also making a good team. In their quest they also come to a curve thrown at them that alters all they are hunting for so hold on to your seats as they say. Thrilling as always this author feeds our hunger for danger and romance.
Tara and Jeff have seen each other around work but neither thought it wise to act on their mutual attraction to each other or share that information with each other. Somehow Tara has found herself the target of a killer and she has no idea why. Jeff has been keeping a secret from the people he works with that he has been trying to search for his child that no one knew existed. They are thrown together when Jeff decides that she needs protection and then they start on a journey that may or may not given them the HEA they deserve. There are many twists and turns entangled with danger and surprises that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Great book!
I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest and totally voluntary review.
A suspenseful dual thread story that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Tara Fujimoto is the business manager for Steele Security and also Jenna (from the first book) best friend. We have seen her throughout the previous books and now we finally get her story. She is out to bring down the man she feels responsible for her sister’s death. In doing so she makes herself a target to someone who will do anything to keep something Tara saw quite.
The hero, Jake Patarava, in this one isn’t as well known to the series and doesn’t plan on working for Steele forever but when he sees Tara is in danger he steps up to be her bodyguard and ends up taking her with him on his quest to find his young son who has disappeared after his mother died of an overdose.
At about ¾ into the book a line from a Godfather movie – Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in – hit me. The author makes you think things are ramping down in the story line but BAM ramps them up again..